Jerusalem

so they could die quicker. In the journal, “Medical Theories on the Cause of Death in Crucifixion” argues, “One technique used by the Romans to hasten death was to break the legs below the knee with a blunt instrument” (Maslen and Mitchell 2). In Jerusalem, people were crucified with their legs bent to a forty five degree angle. Since the individual’s legs were bent, it allowed people to put pressure on their feet to increase their chance of surviving, but eventually the strength in their leg…

her stones into the valley and lay bare her foundations. All her idols will be broken to pieces; all her temple gifts will be burned with fire;I will destroy all her images. (Micah 1:6-7)” We see that God is promising judgment against Samaria and Jerusalem because of their sinful ways. Hays talks about how there were certain people who were, “…defrauding people of their land and houses. (Hays pg. 312)” This was seen as evil because the land was a gift from God to His people, not something to be…

Middle Ages In Jerusalem The Hollywood film Kingdom of Heaven, is based on events that took place in the Middle Ages, or the 12th century. The movie is about the Crusades, which was a series of battles between the Christians and the Muslims. They were fighting over the city of Jerusalem, for many reasons. One these reasons they were fighting was because it was a very religious city, which allowed them to practice their religion freely. The Christians actually seemed like the bad guys, because…

(Henry). Paul and Barnabas debated with them, saying that this was not true. The two sides apparently could not come to an agreement, so the church decided to send some representatives to Jerusalem to find out what the apostles and elders there would say. Paul and Barnabas were in the group that went to Jerusalem (English Standard Version, Acts 15.1-3). A principle we can learn from the early church is that when…

Partition Plan was implemented but was heightened from the tension between the Arabs and Jews. The UN Partition Plan was proposed to create peace between the two conflicting groups and divide Palestine into a Jewish state and an Arab state with Jerusalem internationalised into a city. On November 29th 1947 the United Nations voted on the Partition…

This power gave them the ability work miracles, preaching, healing the sick, casting out demons, raising the dead, and the ability to pass on their gift by the laying of hands “Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John: Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost: (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)…

The Crusades are important part of Christian history not only for what they represented, a holy war to take back Jerusalem against the Muslim infidels, but also because of the far reaching consequences that hundreds of years of war had on the development of the Church and society itself. Not only could the effects of the Crusade be felt during the time that they took…

In Acts 22, citizens of Jerusalem began advocating for the execution of Paul. To defend himself, Paul gives a speech which attempts to show he has not transgressed the Old Testament Law. His speech concerns the righteousness of spreading the gospel to the Gentiles. He addresses this primarily by demonstrating God has given him instructions to go to the Gentiles. Paul makes this argument shortly before a Roman commander takes him into the barracks to question him. A large crowd gathered around…

Throughout centuries, The Byzantine Empire was a center for arts, architecture and religion. Under the leadership of The Patriarchate of Constantinople, the Byzantines stood still as the cornerstone of the Orthodox world. While many churches were built during the empire’s 1120-year life, but most of them vanished over time either getting destroyed or being converted. However, one of them, an old tiny church overshadowed by the mighty Hagia Sophia, stayed where it was despite the powers against…

to achieve lasting peace between Israel and Palestine. John Kerry wanted both sides to commit to further negotiations, much like the Oslo Accords. He argues to secure borders between the two groups, but wants to establish the solution of making Jerusalem the capital of the two…